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Holbrook Todd
Holbrook N. Todd (February 10, 1906 - August 7, 1972) was an American film editor. Todd was the editor for 172 films and television shows from a career that lasted from 1933 to 1957. Selected filmography * ''Ticket to a Crime'' (1934) * ''Gun Play'' (1935) * '' Danger Trails'' (1935) * '' The Lion's Den'' (1936) * ''Nation Aflame'' (1937) * ''Damaged Goods'' (1937) * ''The Headleys at Home'' (1938) * ''The Invisible Killer'' (1939) *''The Devil Bat'' (1940) * ''Frontier Crusader'' (1940) * ''Gun Code'' (1940) *''Blonde Comet'' (1941) *''The Mad Monster'' (1942) *''Dead Men Walk'' (1943) *''Harvest Melody'' (1943) *''The Monster Maker'' (1944) *''Thundering Gun Slingers'' (1944) * ''Gas House Kids'' (1946) * ''Outlaws of the Plains ''Outlaws of the Plains'' is a 1946 American Western (genre), Western film directed by Sam Newfield and starring Buster Crabbe, Al St. John and Patti McCarty.Vermilye p.168-69 Cast * Buster Crabbe as Billy Carson * Al St. John as Fuzzy Q. Jone ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ticket To A Crime
''Ticket to a Crime'' is a 1934 American mystery film directed by Lewis D. Collins and starring Ralph Graves, Lois Wilson and Lola Lane.Langman & Finn p.270 A private detective and his assistant solve a murder at a country club. Cast * Ralph Graves as Clay Holt * Lois Wilson as Elaine Purdy * Lola Lane as Peggy Cummings * James Burke as Detective Lt. John Aloysius McGinnis * Charles Ray as Courtney Mallory * Edward Earle Edward Earle (16 July 1882 – 15 December 1972) was a Canadian-American stage, film and television actor. In a career which lasted from the 1910s to 1966, he appeared in almost 400 films between 1914 and 1956. He was born in Toronto and died ... as Willis Purdy * Hyram A. Hoover as Jerry Papolas * John Elliott as Mr. Davidson References Bibliography * Larry Langman & Daniel Finn. ''A Guide to American Crime Films of the Thirties''. Greenwood Press, 1995. External links * 1934 films 1930s mystery films 1930s English-language films Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blonde Comet
''Blonde Comet'' is a 1941 racing movie directed by William Beaudine and starring Virginia Vale as a female racing driver who competes all over Europe then returns to America where she finds romance with a male driver ( Robert Kent) against whom she races. Race driver Barney Oldfield plays himself in a large role billed third under Vale and Kent. Cast *Virginia Vale - Beverly Blake * Robert Kent - Jim Flynn *Barney Oldfield - Himself *Vince Barnett - Curly * William Halligan - Cannonball Blake *Joey Ray - Red Stewart *Red Knight - Tex *Diana Hughes - Jennie References External links ''Blonde Comet''in the Internet Movie Database IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, ... * 1941 films American auto racing films Films directed by William Beaudine 1940s sports film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1906 Births
Events January–February * January 12 – Persian Constitutional Revolution: A nationalistic coalition of merchants, religious leaders and intellectuals in Persia forces the shah Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar to grant a constitution, and establish a national assembly, the Majlis. * January 16–April 7 – The Algeciras Conference convenes, to resolve the First Moroccan Crisis between France and Germany. * January 22 – The strikes a reef off Vancouver Island, Canada, killing over 100 (officially 136) in the ensuing disaster. * January 31 – The Ecuador–Colombia earthquake (8.8 on the Moment magnitude scale), and associated tsunami, cause at least 500 deaths. * February 7 – is launched, sparking a naval race between Britain and Germany. * February 11 ** Pope Pius X publishes the encyclical ''Vehementer Nos'', denouncing the 1905 French law on the Separation of the Churches and the State. ** Two British members of a poll tax collecting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Outlaws Of The Plains
''Outlaws of the Plains'' is a 1946 American Western (genre), Western film directed by Sam Newfield and starring Buster Crabbe, Al St. John and Patti McCarty.Vermilye p.168-69 Cast * Buster Crabbe as Billy Carson * Al St. John as Fuzzy Q. Jones * Patti McCarty as Kitty Reed * Charles King (character actor), Charles King as Nord Finner * Karl Hackett as Henry Reed * Jack O'Shea as Ralph Emory * Bud Osborne as Sheriff * Budd Buster as Tom Wilson * Roy Brent as Townsman * Slim Whitaker as Graham - Railroad Agent See also The "Billy the Kid" films starring Buster Crabbe: * ''Billy the Kid Wanted'' (1941) * ''Billy the Kid's Round-Up'' (1941) * ''Billy the Kid Trapped'' (1942) * ''Billy the Kid's Smoking Guns'' (1942) * ''Law and Order (1942 film), Law and Order'' (1942) * ''Sheriff of Sage Valley'' (1942) * ''The Mysterious Rider (1942 film), The Mysterious Rider'' (1942) * ''The Kid Rides Again'' (1943) * ''Fugitive of the Plains'' (1943) * ''Western Cyclone'' (1943) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gas House Kids
''Gas House Kids'' is a 1946 American comedy-drama film directed by Sam Newfield and starring Robert Lowery, Billy Halop and Teala Loring. It was followed by two sequels, ''Gas House Kids Go West'' and ''Gas House Kids in Hollywood'', both released in 1947. In the film, a group of unruly New York City children from the Gas House District battle a criminal gang. Along with several other series made at the time, it was inspired by the Dead End Kids.AFI Catalog p.858-859 Cast * Robert Lowery as Eddie O'Brien * Billy Halop as Tony Albertini * Teala Loring as Colleen Flanagan * Carl Switzer as Sammy Levine * David Reed as Pat Flanagan * Rex Downing as Mickey Papopalous * Rocco Lanzo as Gus Schmidt * Hope Landin as Mrs. O'Brien * Ralph Dunn as Detective O'Hara * Paul Bryar Paul Bryar (born Gabriel Paul Barrere; February 21, 1910 – August 30, 1985) was an American actor. In a career spanning nearly half a century, he appeared in numerous films and television ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thundering Gun Slingers
''Thundering Gun Slingers'' is a 1944 American Western (genre), Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Fred Myton. The film stars Buster Crabbe, Al St. John, Frances Gladwin, Charles King (character actor), Charles King, Jack Ingram (actor), Jack Ingram and Karl Hackett. The film was released on March 25, 1944, by Producers Releasing Corporation. Plot A man has been murdered. Lynched as a falsely accused cattle rustler. The man's nephew, Billy Carson (Buster Crabbe) comes looking for the murders, and finds Steve Kirby (Charles King) holding a forged claim on his uncle's ranch. When Kirby is confronted, he frames Carson for murder. As Carson is jailed, and Kirby incites a lynch mob, Carson's new friend, Doc Jones, arrives to even the odds. Cast *Buster Crabbe as Billy Carson *Al St. John as Doc Fuzzy Jones *Frances Gladwin as Beth Halliday *Charles King (character actor), Charles King as Steve Kirby *Jack Ingram (actor), Jack Ingram as Vic Dawson *Karl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Monster Maker
''The Monster Maker'' is a 1944 science-fiction horror film starring J. Carrol Naish and Ralph Morgan. Albert Glasser supplied the film score, his first, an assignment for which he was paid US$250. Plot Dr. Markoff (J. Carrol Naish) has concocted a formula that spreads acromegaly, a hideous disease that extends bones and distorts facial features. Markoff has no moral dilemma in experimenting on unsuspecting human subjects. His amoral behavior assumes monstrous dimensions when famed concert pianist Lawrence (Ralph Morgan) is injected with the doctor's disease-inducing serum. In return for an antidote, Markoff intends to exact more than his pound of flesh by extorting a fortune from Lawrence and demanding the hand of the musician's pretty daughter Patricia (Wanda McKay). Cast * J. Carrol Naish as Dr. Igor Markoff * Ralph Morgan as Anthony Lawrence * Tala Birell as Maxine * Wanda McKay as Patricia Lawrence * Terry Frost as Bob Blake * Glenn Strange as Giant / Steve * Alexander P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harvest Melody
''Harvest Melody'' is a 1943 American musical film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Allan Gale. The film stars Rosemary Lane, Johnny Downs, Charlotte Wynters, Sheldon Leonard, Luis Alberni, Claire Rochelle, Syd Saylor, Marjorie Manners, Henry Hall, Billy Nelson, Frances Gladwin, Marin Sais and Herbert Heyes. The film was released on November 22, 1943, by Producers Releasing Corporation. Plot Tommy and Jane come to the Hollywood Trocadero from their farm and meet a Hollywood press agent. After Tommy and Jane explain their current hardships to Chuck (the press agent); and Chuck offers his and his client's help in harvesting the crops from farm. Cast * Rosemary Lane as Gilda Parker *Johnny Downs as Tommy Nelson *Charlotte Wynters as Nancy *Sheldon Leonard as Chuck *Luis Alberni as Cafe Manager *Claire Rochelle as Daisy *Syd Saylor as Spot Potter *Marjorie Manners as Jane *Henry Hall as Pa Nelson * Billy Nelson as Canvas Back Kirby *Frances Gladwin as Cigarette ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dead Men Walk
''Dead Men Walk'' is a 1943 American horror film produced by Sigmund Neufeld for Producers Releasing Corporation (PRC). It is an original story and screenplay by Fred Myton, starring George Zucco, Mary Carlisle, Nedrick Young, and Dwight Frye, directed by Sam Newfield. It was originally distributed by PRC and reissued in the US in 1948 by Madison Pictures, Inc. Plot The story involves a kindly small-town physician Doctor Lloyd Clayton, who has secretly murdered his twin brother Elwyn, because of Elwyn's deep involvement in satanic occult practices. Only Elwyn's hunchback assistant Zolarr suspects the good doctor of doing away with his master and confronts him, but the doctor maintains that he only acted in self-defense when his brother had become a danger to society. Meanwhile, because Elwyn had gone far with his study of the dark arts before his demise, he returns to life as an evil supernatural being who begins murdering the villagers by draining them of their blood. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mad Monster
''The Mad Monster'' is a 1942 American black and white horror film, produced and distributed by "Poverty Row" studio Producers Releasing Corporation. The melodrama was produced by Sigmund Neufeld, directed by Sam Newfield, written by Fred Myton, and stars George Zucco, Glenn Strange, Johnny Downs, and Anne Nagel. The film's storyline concerns a discredited mad scientist who plots to kill his colleagues one-by-one using a secret formula that transforms his simple-minded gardener into a murderous wolfman. Plot On a fog-bound moonlight night, a wolf howls in a swamp. In his nearby laboratory, Dr. Lorenzo Cameron (George Zucco) draws blood from a caged wolf. Secured to a table is Dr. Cameron's simpleminded but strong gardener, Petro (Glenn Strange), who is to be the subject of the doctor's experiment. Cameron injects a serum made from a wolf's blood into the cooperative Petro, who loses consciousness, grows fur and fangs, and awakens after he has transformed into a wolfman. Cam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gun Code
''Gun Code'' is a 1940 American western film directed by Sam Newfield and starring Tim McCoy, Inna Gest and Carleton Young.Pitts p.134 It was distributed by the independent company PRC which specialized in handling low-budget second features. The film's sets were designed by the art director Fred Preble. Synopsis The inhabitants of the town Miller Flats are intimidated by a gang running a protection racket. When the parson attempts to rally the townspeople against the gang he is killed by them. A marshal comes to town in disguise and joins forces with Betty Garrett the owner of the newspaper to bring down the racket. Cast * Tim McCoy as Marshal Tim Hammond posing as Tim Hays * Inna Gest as Betty Garrett * Lou Fulton as Curley Haines * Stephen Chase as James M. Bradley - Banker * Carleton Young as Henchman Slim Doyle * Ted Adams as Sheriff Kramer * Robert Winkler as Jerry Garrett * Dave O'Brien as Henchman Gale * George Chesebro as Henchman Bart * Jack Richardson a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gun Play
''Gun Play'' is a 1935 American Western film directed by Albert Herman and starring Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams, Marion Shilling and Frank Yaconelli.Pitts, p. 53. Plot summary Cast * Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams as Bill Williams * Marion Shilling as Madge Holt * Frank Yaconelli as Frank Gorman * Hal Taliaferro as George Holt * Charles K. French as Old John Holt * Tom London as Meeker * Roger Williams as Cal * Gordon Griffith as Mark * Barney Beasley as Pete * Dick Botiller as General Tirado * Julian Rivero as Young Pedro * Helen Gibson Helen Gibson (born Rose August Wegner; August 27, 1892 – October 10, 1977) was an American film actress, vaudeville performer, radio performer, film producer, trick rider, and rodeo performer; and is considered to be the first American profess ... as Woman at dance References Bibliography * Pitts, Michael R. ''Poverty Row Studios, 1929-1940''. McFarland & Company, 2005. External links * * * * 1935 films 1935 Western (genre) film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
